I love cooking on the spot, where you take a look at what’s in the kitchen and throw things together. That’s what I did today when I made this Minted Mango Salad.
I recently bought a few potted herb plants so that I can always have fresh herbs whenever I need. I bought rosemary, basil, and mint. I saw the mint this morning and was drawn to it. It was breakfast time so maybe that was the attraction… something minty. I was also in the mood for the mango and avocado I had in the fridge.
Mango has vitamin C and fiber. It’s more nutritious than banana or pineapple. Aroma is an indicator of ripeness, so when you’re in the store sniff the mango to see if there is an ammonia smell. If there is, try another one. It should smell like a mango, not ammonia. It should also slightly “give” when pressed. The mango will ripen at home on your counter, if needed. Once it’s ripe, store in the refrigerator in the drawer. ~ I learned this from one of my new favorite books, Eating on the Wild Side
I went to work combining things and voila… I made an awesomely delicious salad. That’s one of the things I learned in cooking school recently… cooking in the moment, using what you have on hand, when you don’t have something planned, can make some of the most fun meals.
I am showing the recipe as I made it, which was for one serving. If you want two servings, simply double the recipe (thereby using the whole mango, avocado, lime, etc). I didn’t mind using only half of an avocado because I have these awesome food huggers for storing the other half of the avocado. Check out my review of Food Huggers here.
Minted Mango Salad
Yield 1 serving
- 1/2 mango, peeled, pitted and chopped
- 1/2 avocado, pitted, peeled and chopped (I love food scoopers for scooping avocado)
- a few mint leaves, chopped
- 1/4 green onion, chopped (green part)
- juice of half organic lime
- pinch of crunchy french sea salt
- couple grinds of black pepper (I love that grinder)
Toss everything together in a bowl and enjoy.